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Wacky prof quotes

The Rose Thorn

“What’s a LinkedList? I don’t know, his hair’s bugging me!” - Dr. Boutell, on bad feedback in course evaluations



“My body as shielding will be very expensive.” - Dr. Song, who is apparently one of those “classy” human shields



“For those who have a propensity to sleep, shut your eyes.” - Dr. Herniter, practicing his famous “hypnotize everyone in the room simultaneously” trick



“I don’t know why people are committing suicide in their teenage years when they could be playing with op-amps.” - Dr. Hoover, excited that you can buy op-amps at Radio Shack for 30 cents.



“Four gigs of RAM is more than enough, unless you’re doing scientific calculations or running Windows Vista.” - Dr. Merkle, experiencing buyer’s remorse



“At no point will my hands leave my wrists.” - Prof. Devasher, who doesn’t understand probability as well as he thinks



“If you’re mixing a drink in your blender and the blade is about to fail, you might as well finish up.” - Dr. Gibson, who has got his priorities straight



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